Increasing Organ Donation in the AfricanAmerican

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Increasing Organ Donation in the
African-American Community in the Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area Presenters Susan Mau
Larson, LifeSource Sara Khalfa, Southside
Community Health Services Funded by a grant from
HRSA and supported locally by the PACE Foundation
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Research Outcomes

• The African American Community
• has a sophisticated understanding
• of donation and transplantation
• however individuals are not likely to
• put their thoughts into action by
• documenting their wishes.

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Effective Partnerships

• Southside Community Health Services/LifeSource
• PACE Foundation
• MEDIA OUTLETS
• Public Television
• Radio stations
• Newspapers
• Community Organizations
• NAACP
• Urban League
• Camphor United Methodist Church
• University of Minnesota

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Integrated Outreach Program

• Community Advisory Council
• Media Outreach
• Volunteer Program
• High School Education
• Faith-based Education
• Community Events

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Authorization Rates in the LifeSource Region